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Lucy Osborne

Professor

Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medicine

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  • Professor
    Temerty Faculty of Medicine, Department of Medicine
  • (416) 946-5804 (Work)
  • (416) 946-5803 (Work)
  • University of Toronto, MaRS Centre, West Tower, 661 University Ave., Rm. 1515, Toronto, Ontario, M5G 1M1, Canada

BIO

Dr. Lucy Osborne is an associate professor at the Institute of Medical Science (IMS) conducting research at the forefront of medical genetics. She is a world expert on the deletion and duplication of a small but fascinating region of the genome, 7q11.23 on chromosome 7, which contains just 25 genes. The deletion of this region on one of the pairs of chromosome 7 leads to Williams-Beuren syndrome (WBS). WBS is a rare neurodevelopmental disorder that affects nearly every system in the body.

In addition to maintaining her active research program, Osborne remains involved in the IMS and her cross-appointed departments of Medicine and Molecular Genetics. She is an instructor in the popular IMS course titled ‘Molecular Medicine in Human Disease,’ a member of the IMS curriculum committee, and she recently participated in the IMS strategic planning initiative.

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MEDIA

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ACADEMIC POSITIONS

  • Professor
    University of Toronto, Department of Medicine and Department of Molecular Genetics, Toronto, Canada1999 - present

DEGREES

  • Ph.D., Genetics of Cystic Fibrosis
    National Heart and Lung Institute, United Kingdom1989 - 1993

POSTGRADUATE TRAINING

  • Post-Doctoral Fellow
    Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, Canada1993 - 1999
    Human GeneticsSupervised by Tsui L-C

LANGUAGES

  • English

AVAILABILITY

  • Industry Projects
  • Media enquiries
  • Masters Research or PhD student supervision

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